Shoe.



J. JENSEN.

SHOE.

- APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 11, 190s.

J. JENSEN,

SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE l1, 1908.

Patented Nov. 10, 1908.

2 SHEETS-SHEET Z .in one piece from a UNITED STATES PATENT oFEio-E.

JoRGEN JENSEN, or sr. PAUL, MiNNEsoTA, AssIGNoR or ONE-HALE 'ro ADAM MA'r'rsEN, or sr. PAUL, MINNESOTA. y

' SHOE.

specification erl Letters Patent.

.Patented Nov. 10, 1908.

To all whom it" may concern:

Be it known that I, JORGEN J ENsEN, acitizen of the Kingdom of Denmark, residing at St. Paul, inthe county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Shoes; and I do declaro the ollowing tobe a full, clear, and eX- act description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Thisinvention relates to improvementsin shoes.

The object of the invention is to provide a shoe, the sole and u 'per of which are formed pb ank so shaped that its edges when brought together and suitably l fastened will form a shoe which will be absolutely waterti ht. l A further o ject is to provide a shoe of this character having an insole and counter,

formed from one iece of material.

With these an other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

l In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perpective' view of a shoe constructed in accor ance with the invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the same; Fig. 3 is a view of the blank from which the shoe is formed; Fi 4 is a vertical transverse sectional view loo g toward the heel end of the shoe shown inFig. 1 Fig. 5 is a plan view of the blank for formin the inso e of the shoes; and Fig. 6 is a simi ar view of the blank for forming the heel.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawing, 1 denotes the shoe, the

sole portion and upper of which areformed" from a single piece of leather, or other suitable material. The blank, 2, for forming the shoe is cut at one end to form inwardly curved ed es, 3, which are brought together and suitaby fastened toform the toe portion of the sole and u per, as shown at 4 in Fig. 1. The o osite en of the blank is cut to form 4inwar y curved edges, 5, which are brought together and suitabl fastened to form the heel portion of the so e and up er. The side dgesf, of the blank are cut in such shape t when the ends are fastened together,

around the ankle and instepgthedfoot. In a jacent to the ed es', 6, is formed al series of slits, 7, throng *which a draw string, 8, is adapted to be'lace'db'y' means of which the edges 6 may be drawn ti htlyaiound the upper portion of the foot'. he ends of' the strin 8, are inserted in the slits at the forwar end of the shoe and passed out of the slits at the heel en d thereof, after which said ends of the string are crossed andl again passed through two of the slits at the heel end of the shoe and then brought forward and passed throu h guide rings, 9, fastened to the sides of t e shoe near its upper edge, the ends of the string ,then being in position to be tied around or across the instep, thus providing means for securely holding the shoe in place on the foot. v

Adapted to be arranged in the shoe is a combined insole and counter, 18, formed from a single piece of leathe r or other suitable material, th blank for formin which is shown in F' 5. The counter en 19, of the blank', 18 s made wider than the insole portion and he outer-end ofthe counter portion is cut to form inwardly curved edges, 20, Which, when 'the counter is formed are brought together and suitabl fastened as shown at 21, in Fig. 4' of the rawin The counter and insole are thesame for a forms of the shoe, and are secured in place in the latter preferably by glueorother similar cementing material.

Adapted to be placed in the shoe, beneath the heel portion of the insole, is a heel piece, 22 ,which 'is cut i/n suitable shape to fit in the heel and provides a stiifening to hold the heel in shape. The heel piece, 22, may be of different thicknesses tov elevate the heel to a greater or less degree. vWhile the shoes shown in thecdrawings are in the form of low shoes, it is obvious that by' extending the uppers high shoes may be formed from blanks constructed iii-accordance with my invention.

A shoe constructed as herein From the foregoing escriptionrtaken in connection with' the accompanying drawing,

the construction and operation of the inven- 10a tioii'will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation. side edges will be .iI position to it v Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the prin" J shown and Adescribed is comfortable and easy to wear and is perfectly water-ti ht.

ciple or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as dened in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

1. A shoe having its upper and sole formed from a single piece of material, a combined insole and counter arranged in said shoe, a heel piece arranged between said insole and the heel portion of the upper, a drawstring arranged in the upper edge of the shoe entirely around the same, the ends of said string being crossed at `the heel of the shoe and brought forward in position to be tied over the instep.

2. A shoe formed from a single piece of inaterial, said shoe having a series of lacing slits formed entirely around and adjacent to the lteams/i upper edge of the saine, acoinbined counter and insole formed from a single piece of mate rial and arranged in said shoe, guide rings secured to the opposite sides of the shoe, and a v drawstring arranged in said slits, said string extending entirelyaround the shoe and having its ends crossedat the back of the shoe and brought forward through said guide rings, whereby when said ends are drawn up, the string and upper edge, of the shoe will be drawn into snug engagement with the foot of the-wearer.

In testimony whereof Ihave hereunto set `my hand in presence of two subscribing wit-- lnesses.

JORGEN JENSEN.

Witnesses:

H. voN DER WIJYER, ADAM MA'r'rsEN. 

